60 BOARD OF AORICULTURE. 



"would notice licr illne.-s. There were slight adhesions of the lungs to 

 the diai)liragm. Near these were small cysts of the size of a Avalnut, 

 containing pus and caseous matter. The pulnjonary tissue was indurated 

 to the depth of a!)out half an inch around the cysts ; it appeared as if 

 the inflammation had attacked isolated lobules of the lung, leaving the 

 intervening portions intact. — Dr. Martin, April 12, 1860. 



A yoke of oxen belonging to William Fullam were bought 

 from C. P. Huntington's herd, and travelled over the county 

 " teaming " extensively during the winter and spring of 1860. 

 They were killed. One was examined by Dr. Dadd on May 

 14th. He reported the " right lung hepatized, adlierent to the 

 di:iphragm, and serum in the chest." " A portion of . detached 

 lung in a cyst in the left chest." 



Aldcn B. Woodis'' Herd, New Braintree. 



About the 12th of December, Leonard Stoddard began to 

 feed his oxen at Mr. Woodis' barn. Stoddai-d was drawing 

 lumber to a steam saw-mill near Woodis' farm, and was also 

 drawing wood from New Braintree to the village of North 

 Brookfield. 



About the middle of January, one of these oxen was taken 

 sick. Three weeks after these Stoddard oxen showed signs of 

 disease, the first cow in Woodis' herd was taken sick ; then one 

 animal after another was attacked till April 12th. Previous to 

 this date, four animals had been killed, as having no chance for 

 recovery ; this was equal to four deaths out of a herd of twenty- 

 one animals. There were no examinations. The oxen supposed 

 to liave given the disease to this herd, were examined at the 

 slaughter of Leonard Stoddard's herd, and found badly diseased. 

 The remaining animals were killed by order of the Commission- 

 ers and several were examined post mortem. 



Autopsy 2^). — Killed a cow, whicli had l)ccn sick tln-ce weeks. A 

 large quantity of serum in the left jjlcural cavity. A layer of false 

 memln'ane an inch in thickness covered the costal pleural. Lung adhe- 

 rent and indurated at tlie posterior part. On cutting into the latter 

 portion, a cyst was found, containing a mass, one side of whicli was sep- 

 arated from the lung and surrounded by pus. The right pleural cavity 

 contained a small (puinlity of serum ami in llie corresponding lung were 



